(by Julia Geerts from Pioneers)
John Beld Jenken (1831–1900) was the seventh of the twelve children of James and Maria (Dyer) Jenken. They were Wesleyan Methodists who immigrated to Canada in 1840, first to Darlington Twp. near Bowmanville, then to Westminster Twp., Middlesex County.
In 1860 John Jenken married Mary Jane Wilson, the daughter of Horatio and Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Wilson. They settled on a farm in Bosanquet Twp., but by 1877 they had moved to Lot 6, Con. 7 NER (Hickory Creek Line) in Warwick Twp. When John died his son Frank (George Franklin) took over the farm. In 1921 the Jenken farm was sold to Samuel Todd of Whitby, Ontario and later to John Hendrickx.
John and Mary Jenken had five children, two of whom died.
Eliza Jane (1861–1921) married George Levitt in 1880 and they had two sons, Herbert and Clarence. Her second marriage, in 1903, was to John McCurdy. They lived on the 6th Line (Hickory Creek Line).
John Herbert Jenken (1863–1936) married Emma J. McLaughlin. They raised 4 children: George Irwin, Wilson, C. Howard and Amelia.
George Franklin Jenken (1865–1927) married Rebecca Shiels. They lived in Forest.
Amelia Jenken (1869–1873) died at the age of four.
Lois Emma Jenken (1871–1946) married David Kernohan, son of William and Margaret (Miller) Kernohan from the 6th Line. They lived on the homestead of David’s grandparents, David and Elizabeth (Hetrick) Kernohan. David and Lois had four sons: Stanley Hetrick, Glen Miller, Basil David and Franklin Kenneth.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Jenken Family
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